Fantasy Role Players Battle Each Other in 'Darkon' - Watch It Now

In 'The Wire,' the excellent HBO series widely lauded for its brutal honesty and unflinching accuracy about the War on Drugs, Baltimore, Maryland functioned as the backdrop for vicious gang wars, retaliatory attacks, and merciless, constant fighting over turf. But it's far from the only war going on in the city.

As seen in the SnagFilms documentary 'Darkon', Charm City is also the place where fantasy role-playing gamers have taken to the streets to re-imagine one area as Darkon, a medieval world in which gamers strategize and enact battles and become a hero.
In 'The Wire,' the excellent HBO series widely lauded for its brutal honesty and unflinching accuracy about the War on Drugs, Baltimore, Maryland functioned as the backdrop for vicious gang wars, retaliatory attacks, and merciless, constant fighting over turf. But it's far from the only war going on in the city.

As seen in the SnagFilms documentary 'Darkon', Charm City is also the place where fantasy role-playing gamers have taken to the streets to re-imagine one area as Darkon, a medieval world in which gamers strategize and enact battles and become a hero.

The players are a combination of historical re-enactment players, physical combat fighters and Risk-loving mental strategists. Each player creates an alter ego and creates pseudo-lives for their character as detailed as their own (if not more so.) For some, the game isn't just a part of their lives; it's their complete world. It's easy to mock the people that populate 'Darkon,' but given that I give up on most things after a week or two, it's admirable to see a group of people so obsessed and dedicated on a singular task. Play on, guys.